Fool proof way to cut braided steel hose

Go to Home Depot or Lowes, Get a Tile Chisel, It has a 4 inch blade and a big orange plastic handle

I use the anvil portion of my vise but you can use a block of wood or any strong flat surface.

On or two sharp blows with a hammer and done. no tape, no hose clamps no waste. Works every time.

Works on all kinds of hose. Sharpen the blade with your bench grinder for faster results. Enjoy

I use a 4" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. One of these days I'm going to buy a proper hose cutter.

Angle grinder and a cutoff wheel.

I carry a pair of these in my fire gear for cutting battery cables at accident scenes. They'll also go through braided hose like it's not there.

Air powered die grinder and a cutoff wheel works.

I have used the grinding/cutting wheel in the past, this blows the cutoff wheel method away. No frayed ends, nothing, ready to put hose ends on in seconds.

In reply to Woody:

Pretty sure that's the correct tool, based on what I've seen when having hydraulic hoses repaired professionally.

Wrap the hose with black tape to stabilize the wires. Cut with die-grinder with abrasive cutoff wheel.

The best way is to throw the steel braided hose in the garbage where it belongs.

Anything that crap rubs on gets a hack saw like treatment and when the wires break they stab your hands.

PushLock hose works just fine.